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Today’s Parola del Giorno is the word pompiere which means fireman. Another term used for fireman is vigile del fuoco. My prayers go out to the families of the firemen who lost their lives in the fire at Yarnell Hill.
I pompieri rischiano la loro vita per noi.
Firemen risk their lives for us.
Audio File: Pompiere / Vigile del fuoco
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression più o meno, which means more or less.
La canzone fa più o meno così.
The song goes more or less like this.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression prima o poi, which means sooner or later.
Sapevo che prima o poi sarebbe successo.
I knew that sooner or later it would happen.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression fare bella figura, which means to make a good impression. This expression is used a lot in Italy.
Per gli Italiani è molto importante fare bella figura.
It is very important to Italians to make a good impression.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression tutto ad un tratto, which means all of a sudden.
Tutto ad un tratto Luca e Gianna si sono lasciati.
All of a sudden Luca and Gianna have seperated.
Audio File: Tutto Ad Un Tratto
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the phrase faccia tosta. In Italian we say that somene has a faccia tosta when that person has the gall, nerve, audacity, chutzpa to say or do something.
Matteo ha la faccia tosta di dire che pagherà più tardi.
Matteo has the nerve to say that he will pay later.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the proverb chi dorme non piglia pesci, which translated literally means: those who sleep don’t catch any fish. Its idiomatic translation is: the early bird catches the worm. Listen to the native pronunciation below.
Audio File: Chi Dorme Non Piglia Pesci
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression volere è potere which means to be willing is to be able. It is similar to “where there is a will, there is a way“. This expression is absolutely true when it comes to learning a second language! Listen to the native pronunciation below.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the proverb, “Quando il gatto manca, i topi ballano.”
It means,”When the cat’s away, the mice will play.” Below you’ll find an audio file where you can here the native pronunciation of this expression.
Audio File: Quando il gatto manca, i topi ballano.
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression scherzi a parte, which means joking aside. Below you’ll find an audio file where you can here the native pronunciation of this expression.